Written Sunday January 5th at 9:00 AM
Happy new year to all. Here is the first top 23 for the basketball season for 2025.
Boys
X: Don't have score of Oak Park/Harper Woods game yet
& Playing at Center Line.
1. Clarkston 8-1: Cole Charter was outstanding at North Farmington on Friday.
2. Groves 7-2: Falcons held to their lowest score of the season in loss to Avondale.
3. West Bloomfield 5-5: Lakers defense is still a problem.
4. Avondale 6-5: Maybe the Yellow Jackets do belong in the Red, ask Groves.
5. Oxford 9-0: Brennan Elling has really been the story for the Wildcats.
6. Farmington 9-2: Falcons playing team ball is a winning formula.
7. Lake Orion 4-5: Dragons need to get healthy and soon.
8. North Farmington 5-5: Raiders are 1-5 in their last six games.
9. Ferndale 2-9: Tough schedule has harden the Eagles but morale concerns me.
10. Adams 3-7: Highlanders have shown toughness and grit with everything they can't control.
11. Pontiac 4-5: Phoenix control their own destiny in the Blue.
12. Stoney Creek 5-3: Cougars might have found something.
13. Royal Oak 5-3: Ravens might have found something which is a good sign.
14. Troy Athens 3-6: Red Hawks have been playing much better.
15. Rochester 5-4: Max Muhl has really stepped up his game since the injury to Jake Tandy.
16. Bloomfield Hills 5-5: Something isn't right with the Blackhawks.
17. Troy 3-7: Colts need to find that Robin to Mason Parker's Batman and fast.
18. Seaholm 1-7: Maples have played better despite record.
& 19. Ferndale University 5-3: Eagles have struggled in their last three Blue games.
20. Southfield Arts and Tech 3-7: Warriors have been a hard team to figure out.
21. Berkley 3-5: Bears injury woes have hurt them.
X 22. Harper Woods 2-5: Pioneers win over Fraser is huge at the moment.
X 23. Oak Park 1-2: Knights have been a hard team to figure out.
Girls
1. Seaholm 6-1: Maples look to 2025 with high expectation.
2. Clarkston 4-5: Wolves record is very deceiving.
3. Avondale 5-1: Yellow Jackets look like the team to beat in the Blue.
4. West Bloomfield 3-4: Sheridan Beal has really stepped up for the Lakers.
5. Ferndale 4-4: Eagles morale and lack of depth concerns me.
6. Stoney Creek 4-1: Cougars have won four straight since the Walled Lake Northern disaster.
7. Lake Orion 5-2: If the underclassmen keep developing, look out.
8. Oxford 2-5: Wildcats got most of their team back despite rough start.
9. Rochester 3-3: Alice Max has been on another level lately.
10. Berkley 6-1: Bears could be that challenger to Avondale for the Blue.
11. Royal Oak 2-3: Ravens will be a team to watch in 2025.
12. Southfield Arts and Tech 4-2: Hopefully Warriors addressed the defense issues.
13. Adams 4-3: Highlanders will be fine when Faith Zoldus comes back.
14. Groves 1-5: Falcons got their first win under the Coach Jessica Duleba era.
15. Troy Athens 4-3: Red Hawks have been an odd team to figure out.
16. Troy 0-5: If Diamond Prince comes back look out.
17. North Farmington 3-5: Raiders young group is taking lumps but progress as well.
18. Bloomfield Hills 1-3: Blackhawks looking to 2025 with momentum.
19. Farmington 3-4: Falcons have showed some competitiveness.
20. Pontiac 2-3: Phoenix need to win over teams not with an Academy name on it.
21. Ferndale University 4-3: Eagles are playing much better, record shows it.
22. Oak Park 0-3: Knights will look to get 2025 on the right track.
23. Harper Woods 3-2: Pioneers off court issues still present.
